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Sunan Abi Dawud 4789 (Book 43, Hadith 17) #25080
Physical Features and the Prophet's Suggestion

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) disliked physical features of a man and suggested that he should wash it away.

Narrated Anas ibn Malik: A man who had the mark of yellowness on him came to the Messenger of Allah . The apostle of Allah rarely mentioned anything of a man which he disliked before him. When he went out, he said: Would that you asked him to wash it from him. Abu Dawud said: Salam is not 'Alawi (from the descendants of 'Ali). He used to foretell events by stars. He bore witness before 'Abi b. Arafat to the visibility of moon, but he did not accept his witness.
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلْمٌ الْعَلَوِيُّ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَيْهِ أَثَرُ صُفْرَةٍ - وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَلَّمَا يُوَاجِهُ رَجُلاً فِي وَجْهِهِ بِشَىْءٍ يَكْرَهُهُ - فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لَوْ أَمَرْتُمْ هَذَا أَنْ يَغْسِلَ ذَا عَنْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ سَلْمٌ لَيْسَ هُوَ عَلَوِيًّا كَانَ يُبْصِرُ فِي النُّجُومِ وَشَهِدَ عِنْدَ عَدِيِّ بْنِ أَرْطَاةَ عَلَى رُؤْيَةِ الْهِلاَلِ فَلَمْ يُجِزْ شَهَادَتَهُ

TOPICS
appearance  *  wash  *  prophet  *  visibility  *  moon  *  istihza  *  wudu  *  allah  *  basar  *  qamar

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect others regardless of their physical appearance or any other feature they may have; Be humble and not judge people based on their looks; Take care of hygiene & cleanliness; Present oneself appropriately when meeting with others .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the physical features of a man who visited the Messenger of Allah. The Prophet rarely mentioned anything of a man which he disliked before him. However, in this case when the man left, the Prophet suggested that he should wash it away from him. This hadith teaches us to be respectful towards others regardless of their physical appearance or any other feature they may have. We must also remember to be humble and not judge people based on their looks or any other factor as we do not know what lies beneath them. Furthermore, this hadith also teaches us to take care of our hygiene and cleanliness as much as possible so that we can present ourselves in an appropriate manner when meeting with others.

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